Treatment of Nonmedicinal Substance Ingestion

Terms in this set (11)

Heavy metals (including lead, mercury)
EDTA or Dimercaprol
Iron
Deferoxime
Acetone
Removal from source, gastric lavage, oxygen and fluids
Carbon monoxide
100% O2
Cyanide
nitrite+thiosulfate; cyanocobalamin
Ethylene glycol (automobile antifreeze), methanol
Fomepizole
Ethanol
moderate alcohol intoxication: signs of volume depletion, hypotension or malnutrition may require IV catheter insertion and IV fluid hydration
severe alcohol intoxication: parenteral thiamine given to prevent Wernicke's encephalopathy. initial treatment should address airway and breathing.
Ethanol withdrawal
banana bag (thiamine, folate, normal saline with 5% dextrose)
Benzene
Respiratory support, benzodiazepine for seizures, transfusion if anemia severe (may cause long-term effects)
Organophosphates
Atropine>Pralidoxine
Rat poison
Vitamin K
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